LEEP FAQs

What is the LEEP Campaign?The Lighting Energy Efficiency in Parking (LEEP) Campaign encourages commercial building, parking lot, and garage owners and managers to take advantage of the Campaign's proven opportunity to save energy and money by using high efficiency lighting technology in parking lots and structures.

What's the big deal?

State-of-the-art lighting technologies can last 2 to 5 times longer than traditional outdoor lights.[1]

High-performance energy-efficient lighting systems pay for themselves quickly by cutting energy costs up to 70% and maintenance costs up to 90%.[2]

Globally, lighting accounts for 15% of global electricity consumption and 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions - more than double the emissions of global air travel.[3]

Accelerating the transition to energy-efficient lighting could be one of the most significant short-term initiatives to improve economic and climate conditions.﻿

How does LEEP help me?LEEP helps with unbiased, limited technical assistance through the Pacific Northwest National Lab, one of the country's top scientific research facilities. PNNL's mission is to transform the world through discovery and innovation. LEEP also annually recognizes and promotes high performing sites. Easy to access technical and financial information is available on the LEEP Campaign website, including case studies, lighting specifications, rebate and incentive information, financial calculators, technical resources, and useful contacts.

What is the campaign goal?The LEEP Campaign wants to celebrate at least 750 million square feet of parking structure or lot space using roughly 1/3 less energy than Std. 90.1-2010 by October 1, 2016.

Who is behind the campaign?The Campaign is organized by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International, the Green Parking Council, the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), and the International Parking Institute (IPI), and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The Department of Energy is the campaign’s technical advisor.

LEEP Participants are parking facility (lot and garage) owners and managers who agree to evaluate their portfolio and identify potential parking lots or parking structures that can apply high efficiency lighting technology. There is no formal commitment to joining LEEP as a Participant other than completing and submitting a form that characterizes the planned or completed parking facility lighting work. LEEP Participants include Arby's Restaurant Group, Cushman & Wakefield, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Hines, Kimco Realty Group, MD Anderson Cancer Center, MGM Resorts International, University of Pennsylvania, and WalMart. A current list of Participants are recognized here. Both retrofit and new construction projects are eligible to participate in the campaign. Existing facilities that have been built or retrofitted after January 2010 with high efficiency technology are also eligible to participate in the campaign.

LEEP Supporters are organizations that provide lighting technical services, products, incentives or other lighting efficiency services to owners or managers of parking facilities and help promote high efficiency parking lighting solutions. Supporters spread the word about the LEEP campaign opportunity with others, including projects they may have helped implement or initiate. Supporters include the Commercial Buildings Consortium, the Energy Efficient Buildings Hub (EEB Hub), Commonwealth Edison, PG&E, Efficiency Vermont, and Osram Sylvania. Supporters are recognized here.

Who gets recognized by the campaign?New lighting installs and retrofits since January, 2010 are eligible for campaign recognition. Projects submitted by June 2, 2017 are eligible for our fourth round of awards at IFMA's World Workplace Conference & Expo 2017 on October 18 - 20, 2017 in Houston, TX.